Unusual lapse in Tory character (11)

I believe the answer is:

personality

'character' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'unusual lapse in tory' is the wordplay.
'unusual' indicates an anagram.
'lapse'+'in'+'tory'='lapseintory'
'lapseintory' anagrammed gives 'PERSONALITY'.

(Other definitions for personality that I've seen before include "Distinctive character" , "Celebrity" , "Charisma" , "Individual character" , "Individual disposition" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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